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234 years ago · 1792
“Every citizen owes to his country and to the laws.”
— George Washington
170 years ago · 1856
“No man has a good enough memory to be a successful liar.”
— Abraham Lincoln
123 years ago · 1903
“It is hereby ordered that so much of the land of the Camp McDowell abandoned military reservation as may not have been legally settled upon nor have valid claims attaching thereto…”
— Teddy Roosevelt
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This race, the first motor race ever to be held in our nation's capital near the National Mall, will showcase the majesty of our great city as drivers navigate a track around our iconic national monuments in celebration of America's 250th…
Bringing these cases to trial was the right thing to do for justice, for Elijah McClain, and for healing in the Aurora community.
The attorney general's office is committed to defending these convictions through the appeals process. Justice demands it.
By blocking the Trump Administration’s unlawful attempt to move the FBI to the Reagan Building and divert the funds Congress set aside for this project, the Court has cleared the path back to Greenbelt.
I don't just fear a Democrat majority. I fear a Democrat-Socialist majority because the [DSA] who control today's Democrat Party support wide open borders, they support eliminating ICE, they are anti law enforcement, they want to defund…
It is clear that these government-owned airports have used — and continue to use — funds charged to the public to finance, maintain, advertise, and operate Muslim-only spaces on property that should be open and accessible to all citizens.
Airports can no more offer Muslim-only bathroom spaces than they can maintain white-only bathrooms.